lilt llEPORtKK. IfcMliTNVÎLIÆ, ORSGON. AUGUST 2,13S3. FAXING Editor <>f Rri oBTBB : C onverted .—Di-cussiug further the money-taxation qiioation, tin. II' i //. im >- rtlf Parmer baa at lost tliwovtretl that: “Now th.it it mm * iuh jKiaailile for C'ouuty Boards of Equalization to adjust ni.it- teraequitably, th>. niattei xvear» a «lit- fi rent n ]wt ” A im I: “if uiouiy can fairly taxed t ml not give t’Xctise for sin h frauds M have Itecti practiced, there i.t no reanou why it .should nut be a i fi .i d, ami we see m> ronin why mortgages should uot be taxid." Ex­ actly ho . And it require» no great strain of “depth and breadth to com­ prehend it,” after all. does it! Sofa: so good. Aud right here we may be allowed to respectfully assure the ll’<7Z«i»etfc partner that it should hard­ ly claim a royalty for the exclusive use of “withering sarcasm,” and bad it ticatcd the R eporter civilly a« it waa^ I itself tieuttd at the beginning, it would not have been provoked with tbe flippancy uml ninartnesb” of that "neighbor over in Yamhill.” THE AGARD As t orel » fohes CKOV1 WAIIHOAV '1 lie Pelan's in speaking of the pro­ posed railroad from Astoria to Fores« Grove, which «ill connect .tho Will­ amette valley with a seaport town, »ays: In adiíition to the tributaries alrexdy under construction, is that con­ necting forest Grove with Astoria. Surveyors are now etiguged ou (lint line coiiimeuciug at Astoria aud going east. 11. G. Hulbert, division engin- etr, equipped another company at For­ est (Hove to proceed west to meet the Astoria paity. The country through which thinliue traverses is mostly thu- bereil, aud every toot of tbe land is alluvial and tit for cultivation so soon as tlie timber i» taken off. Untold for­ tunes will be made out of the timber itself, which consists of immense for­ ests of fir. spruce, pine aud cedar. The creek bottom» are prineiptilly bea­ ver dam lands, coveted with viue ma­ ple and other under-growths. The country along the whole lino of the road i» susceptible of settlement, aud will iu time become oue of the most productive regions of tbe State. There 1» no feeliug of jealousy among the in­ telligent class of people of Portland against the early construction ol the The subject of taxation is being A lalia and FoTMt Grove mud. The quite thoroughly discussed throughout future of this city is already a fixed fact, and everything that teutfs to build tbe State. This is a favorable sign, up tbe State is a help to Portland. ami a good result is to be anticipated. Douald Dinuie, the great athlete is U’ i cordially invite correspondence from any and all writers on the ques­ iu Portlaud and a wrestling match has tion. Whether they agree with our been arranged betweeu him aud au views or not, all discussions shall have “uuknowu,” to take place to-morrow a bearing. “Come let us reason to­ evening. gether.” Glenu aud Bradsbuw, two wore of tbe escaped convicts have beeu cap­ JfOUE AH1HT THE < UUFS. tured. This leaves but one of the es­ capades at large. Following 1 oilowing we give quotations from fr< our exchanges .nges of ot various sections sectit... in A railroad accident occurred ou tbe Oregon aud id Washington: Hon. George Waggoner ,____ f _____________________ returned last Tuesday from Ogdeuburg railroad, near Carlton a trip through Linn county where he N. Y., aud a large number of persons had been to visit his aged father, now were killed and injured. 71 years of age. During his trip he made a close observation of crops in The Cholera epidemic in Egypt is Lniu couuty. He finds grain looking increasing, »nd hundreds of deaths are unusually well, having a nice green growing thrifty color. He examined reported. The disease has reached it so its to see if it was likely to till well, England. and found it in perfect condition in that regard, anil from its appearance New To-Day lie feels confident in putting the crop iu that section of country at not less than three-fourtlis oue.—-Corfa'fi» G'u- Notice to Hunter* tette. Notice is hereby giyen that all persons tres­ The Washington County ludepev- passing upon my premises—the Young farm, dent says tlie grain iu tins county will on the south side of the Yamhill River, two be belter than was supposed. Many mile» north-east of McMinnville —after this fields of spriug wheat will make n'u «lute, will be dealt with according Co law. Se­ this action. average yield and atiout two-thirds of curity to tnv property demands J. J. SPENCER. a crop. This is surprising when xve Aug. 2nd, 1833—201». have not hnd any rain since tbe early May sowing. Such a drouth would NOTICE. have blighted grain in California. It All persons are hereby forbidden lo hunt or ¡sallowing to the quality of our soil, which has a wonderful capacity for in any wav t respa m upon the lands of the un­ retaining moiature. .Much ot the latest dersigned after this date, without our consent. M. E* BOOTH and C. C. BOOTH sowing will have to be cut for bay. Some fields will lie a failure, on accouut For heirs—J. C. Pennington aud John Booth. McMinnville, July 3J, 1883. of the dry weather at tbe time aud after tbe sowing. To Whom it May Concern, Tlitu't* is no »ubject ixdote the people today, of «> itiucii importance as tfi.K ot taxation . neither is there any wib- j.-t t which u »unouutled by »<> uiauv practical dillicttltv» aud theoretical ni< etii.«. It costs a certain amount to .rut: the government. This sum must Be it herewith known that I have this day established a I» raised by taxation. And the qtics- t:ou is, how »hall this be raisetl so that the tux shall lie equal and uniform.— ft is it coueeded fact, that under tin pjeteut law, a large class of people (anti those mo»t able to pay taxes) tiiauage to avoid the payment of any f ixes upon a large part of their prop aud am receiving NEW GOODS in that line EVERY DAY, which are bought ci ty. there ate melt in this state, and especially ill l’ortlantl, who are esti­ mated to be worth three millions ol dollars, yet they pay taxes upon only iibout two hundred thousand dollars. The,entire taxable property of Yam­ hill County isonly about three millions of dollars ; and yet she has to pay for State, County and- School purpose», nlrout. sixty thousand dollars per au- num as her share of taxes, whilst these indi vidual» pay on their three millions, the sum of about two tbousnutl dollars Beg leave to inform the public that our business will be conducted upon the following systematic principle,; e tch. In all the counties except .Mult­ nomah the artsessors call upon »itch in­ dividual personally and makes the as- fSoooiul. sessmt-nt. Hut iu Portland—and per- Cash luipa other large cities—the assessoi seldom ever calls upon the person All Goods are marked iu Plain Figures. We shall keep only G'OOrf*, and soil them to you fa taxed, but sends blanks around to them Precisely what they are. ♦ to fill out arid return to him. This they seldom do, and consequently the as­ sessor proceeds to make out each man's iisnessmeiit from that ot' th»- previous 1 [Except Cash Book.] year and from whatever information lie can gain, which is very limited, as 1 everyone ia striving to conceal as much We do not propose to pay yon the highest market price lor your produce, but shall pay you us possible; but very few of the rich men of the state ever make oath to tbe amount of their property. Again, assessors are in the habit of HK-eHsiug land at about one-third .its ' value, and under the law allowing the to tel1 ,l"‘ P80i,le nf ,l"s town Rud We believe in di taction "t all iiiilcbteduess iniiuy county what we are doing. persons, although worth thousands id dollars, do not pay a cent of taxes.— We have only to add that we intend to do a Suppose a man owns seventy-five dol­ lars’ worth of laud, upon which he borrows twenty-live llioitsantl dollars. Tilts land is assessed at one-third its nctiial value 01 twenty-five thousand dollars ; bis indebtedness is deducted with everybody, and we think the proper I 1IIF BIAS Hail, by the deduction of indebted­ crop has reached that stage that the outcome can lie more coiitideutly pre ­ FIVE HUNDRED ACRES, ness. It i» said that there are meu iu Port­ dicted. All grain sown iu February Lying 2A miles west of McMinnville. This land, who pay taxes oil but two hun­ ami .March, not drowned out or ou low farm is beautifully located, and would make I dred tlionsauil dollars and whose no- laud, will yield probably 80 per cent, three or four neat farms, nil of which would be i nual income amounts to more than oue- of un average crop. Some lai met» well watered and iu about an equal portion of with whom we have talked think it open and timbered laud — oalculated for farm hnlf that sum, aud who expeud from IMPROVE YOUR STOCK. ttyent.v to thirty thousand dollars per will do better than 80per cent; but or pasture lauds. yeur us-expeuses of themselves and we tbiuk it best to be on tbe safe side. TERMS: Mr. J. J. Heuderson, has at his place, 5 miles nintilies, and this i»true,in proportion, Grain growfig iu .Ma.v (there was 200 acres of the best portion for $20 per west of Amity, a tbor«>ugh-bred Jersey Bull, all over the state. It was this condi­ scarcely any Sown in April ou account acre; t imported recently from Los Angelo». Those tbe balance at $15 per acre—or will sell The only Mower manufac urt d on the Pacific Coast. tion of tilings that brought the law oftlieraiu) will uot pay for cutting, tbe whole tract at $18 per acre. wishing to breed can do so by the season for mil will reduce tlie percentage from taxiug moil gages into existeure. $5, due at time of service. W. G. DAV S. i’llls law for the purposes of taxation SO to 70, and likely to Oti’Ai of au a ver- 20m2. 13m3pd . tiauHlorniK mortgages i uto real estate, iigo crop. This is the staatus of the FINAL PROOF. and the objection toil istliat other real l.iuu county crop at this date, as near Land Office at Oregon City, Oregon, ) estate is taxed nt about one-tliird its iik we 1 hai •• J ersey C hief ” N o 1 lami, vfe. R. C. Burton, Melyiti fioiiblcsoiue to all parties concerned. fomnl many In ads that were uot tilled Burton, and Mary A. Burton, of Grand IL.ude IS77 i sire, “ Emperor A l ime amount of capital Ims already al ill, ami other lieatls for a half ot P 0., Polk County, ami Win. ThompMm of ren. withilinwu from the state on account tlneo-fourtli' of an iuih down from Sht-ridau r. 0 Yamhill County, all of Oregon. P edis ree of ” E mperor ” “ Emperor” was ot this law, and it will be almost im­ til- toll ot the loud «,!•* uol frill'd, dropped Jan. 1 Tib 1875; sire,“ Emperor Bil­ 20t5 L T. BAIUN. Rcgi.ter. possible to borrow ninue.v on mortga­ while flu remnindei w.n tilling ill right. ly’ ,” dam “Olivia” by imported Neptune(124); ge s in the future. k»rand-dum, Olivea” (232); great grand-daiu .Mr. Boyim tinris this in wheat which he NOTICE. •• Nelly Bly,”(226)—imported. It being conceded that the present sowed in March. It this condition ex­ Ui t'M'K or St'RETAHY OF H e CF.NTS, 1 P edigree of ••M innie W arren ”—“ Minnie law is defect ive, the question is wluit ists to any great exti-ut over (Im coun­ Ecuest C ity , Or.. July 1, 18X3. | Warren,” solid fawn, dropped March 5th, 1874 ; is, what is the remedy The answer is try if will be a calamity to tlie State. l-'irst, Allow no deduction» on ac­ However we have not found anyone Britoiu Si'reniNTK.NDKjrr Y amhill Co., Or.— sire, “ Beacon Comet,” 14th : dam, ” Princes” Simple in Construction, Light Draft, No Side Draft or Weight Dear Sir:—You are hereby notified that there Itb. (2302) ; grand-dam, •” Princes” (761)— on Horses’ Necks. count of indebtedness. eltm who has met with this difficulty. are four vacancies in county scholarship» from imiforted bv W. B. Dinsmore in 1868. Second, Do nut attempt to tax cred­ Every farmer should examine the VICTOR before purchasing a Mo»« The impiession has prevailed with tebms — i'or season, $5. Yamhill County, to the State University.— its or evitlenccs of indebtedness, but HENDERSON A LOGAN BROS. as it has many points that make it superior to other machines. tax all propertv that can !»«■ found, in­ many that tin* yield ot the grain in Please have lb« same filled up. Witness my 13tf thi» county would be greatly reduced hand and seal of Regents cluding money. I also have the Improved J oshua J. walton , Third, Cri'iite a State Board <>t Eqt- ill consequence of the di v weatlier for Secretary of Regents. the past two months. We have con - hzatiou with full power to cliaugt, WALTER raise or lower, the valuation of proper­ versed with farmers from different sec­ tions of the county, ami are pleased to ty., In compliance with the foregoing, notice is Mower and Self Binder—Something entirely new. Missing bundles ii of roiirth. 1 he enactment of a law re­ state that the wlieat is turning out hereby given that application for scholarships the past. Will rnn one horse lighter than other Self Binders. quiring every pt'isou under heavy pen­ much better than was anticipated, and must I mj made to the County School Superin­ spring-sown grain is, in many places, tendent, at least one month I m *fore tbs com­ alty to make out under oath, a com­ yielding fan- returns. We have been mencement of the school year, aud that ex ur­ »W10 plete list of his property whim required by the assessor, and to require the as­ surprised to hear farmers speak ot from ination of applicants to fill the above named sessor or his tlcpiitios to apply in per­ 30 to 10 bushels of wheat, mid 60 vacancies will be bridal tlie Court House in son to each property holder for that b'i diels of bailey, as the result of their Lafayette ou the 5th day of September, 1883. L. H BAKER, pin pose. But there being such n di­ pit sent harvest. Duringthc past week I would respectfully call the attention of the School Supt., Yamhill Co. versity of opinion in regard to this we have seen large and heavy lie ids of people to the fact that I wheat, tilled with round, plqinp ber- matter, that nothing need ba expected that surpassed anything in out from n single session of the Legisla- siis, ' i’«Hfy fVwrt of Yavthill Countj/, For all kinds of Produce, Oats, Barley, Cund lie appointed by the next legislature to ' The owner of the' field expects Meats, Lard, Apples, Onions, Egzs, Chicken* examine iitto the matter ot taxation crop. ' State of Oregon. Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Potatoes. .'iml draft and report n law to the fol­ to harvest 10 bushels t hill sides of his piare on the they have, why said land should not be auM WARRIOR mower I'ygh. and during his late visit he says as prayed for ; which said land it described a» determined to hold ou», while the com­ it ia the beat crop lit* has. Thes»* two follows : rV"L ’ J*™» “ " “ ? b* “ **! in th« Brick on «n<1 now have on exhibition at mv store a fine DODD ’S HAY RAKES. M The undivided nine-elevenths of tbs fol­ panies show a disposition against ac­ gentlemen journeyed throughout the Ihird Street— neir th« pwtoffice, »hire will assortment of Farm and Road Afachinery, in­ be k>und all kind, of ceding to the demands of the strikers. county and thoroughly cauvasscd tlie lowing described real estate, to wit - Cons cluding the mencing at the South Eaal corner of the Do­ There are enough opei alors throughout crop prospects, and were extremely well nation Land Claim of John H Settle, m Town­ l rr.h n»,li, B11 sattsned w ith the yield of the present St. Paul Twine Binder. Plows, Harrewi, ships 11 and 12 South, Range) West, in Linn the country not engaged in the strike, lim vest. They were greatly encouraged ( Ursd t k.fw, |rR|, Flab. Sal, and County, Urrgon , thence West 5.04S chains; Citi »nd w m. al th. Will,« Buildinr. Dried Flab. Harón, > MHSIWJ. L. ---------------- LOVOHARY, SHERIDAN, YAMHILL Co, OREGON. day last, in which 1,000 live» are re­ ble locations for rettleiuents a* auy- ¡‘••tofHce, .Vtrrlh l'nuthtü McMianvill«, Oregon, I Mt4 Const« Judf«. Valuable Farm Lands for sals in quaatitiss Mar fl, uaj. ¡ Ua>5« where. ported to have been lost. and oa terms to nit. UM1 l>-9tf. M c M innville , May 10th, issa One Price Cash Dry Goods and Clothing House, For Cash at Bedrock Prices The One Price One lh’icc to A.11. Busis Thirst, We keep NO Books Real Value, and No More. A nVCDTICIMP nUvtn I IvINu STRICT, HONEST, FAIR AND SQUARE BUSINESS Ruinous to i'armoï and lÆsi'Clxaxxt, in. the Stad, H. FISHER, FARM FOR SALE. Groceries Crockery, Fancy Goods FARMERS, THE VICTOR MOWER Great Strength and Durability “JERSEY CHIEF’’ A. WOODS Produce g Commission B. F. HARTMAN, House. Farm Machinery! Sappington & Laughlin FARM, Road and Mill MACHINERY, EURISKO MARKET The Westinghouse Thresher, A. C. Southmayd i. 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